"Viscum album Viscum album is a species of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae, commonly known as European mistletoe, common mistletoe or simply as mistletoe (Old English ""mistle""). It is native to Europe and western and southern Asia. ""Viscum album"" is a hemiparasite on several species of trees, from which it draws water and nutrients. It has a significant role in European mythology, legends, and customs. In modern times, it is commonly featured in Christmas decoration and symbology. (""V. album"" is found only rarely in North America, as an introduced species; its cultural roles are usually fulfilled by the similar native"
"sustainable use in the Himalayas and East Africa. Plantlife own the following nature reserves: In 2002 Plantlife ran a competition to select county flowers for all counties of the UK. The general public was invited to vote for the bloom they felt most represented their county. The list was declared in 2004. Although sometimes contested, all have, to date, stuck. The one exception was the county flower of Norfolk: originally Alexanders won the vote. However, a campaign led by the Eastern Daily Press was successful in requesting a change to the poppy, which was felt to be more representative. Plantlife's"
"County flowers of the United Kingdom In 2002 Plantlife ran a ""County Flowers"" campaign to assign flowers to each of the counties of the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. The results of this campaign designated a single plant species to a ""county or metropolitan area"" in the UK and Isle of Man.. Some English counties already had flowers traditionally associated with them before 2002, and which were different to those assigned to them by Plantlife, including the white rose for Yorkshire (assigned the harebell), the poppy for Norfolk (assigned the alexanders), and the cowslip for Essex (assigned the"
"poppy). County flowers of the United Kingdom In 2002 Plantlife ran a ""County Flowers"" campaign to assign flowers to each of the counties of the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. The results of this campaign designated a single plant species to a ""county or metropolitan area"" in the UK and Isle of Man.. Some English counties already had flowers traditionally associated with them before 2002, and which were different to those assigned to them by Plantlife, including the white rose for Yorkshire (assigned the harebell), the poppy for Norfolk (assigned the alexanders), and the cowslip for Essex (assigned"
"Plantlife chose the cuckooflower as the county flower. Previously, a sheaf of golden wheat was the county emblem, a reference to the Earl of Chester's arms in use from the 12th century. The county is home to some of the most affluent areas of northern England, including Alderley Edge, Wilmslow, Prestbury, Tarporley and Knutsford, named in 2006 as the most expensive place to buy a house in the north of England. The former Cheshire town of Altrincham was in second place. The area is sometimes referred to as The Golden Triangle on account of the area in and around the"
"county flower is a flowering plant chosen to symbolise a county. They exist primarily in the United Kingdom, but some counties in other countries also have them. One or two county flowers have a long history in England – the red rose of Lancashire dates from the Middle Ages, for instance. However, the county flower concept was only extended to cover the whole United Kingdom in 2002, as a promotional tool by a charity. In that year, the plant conservation charity Plantlife ran a competition to choose county flowers for all counties, to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth"
"their county. The aim was to spread awareness of the heritage of native species and about the need for conservation, as some of these species are endangered. For example, Somerset has adopted the Cheddar Pink (""Dianthus gratianopolitanus""), London the Rosebay Willowherb (""Chamerion angustifolium"") and Denbighshire/Sir Ddinbych in Wales the rare Limestone Woundwort (""Stachys alpina""). Wildflower A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Yet ""wildflower"" meadows of a few mixed species are sold in seed packets. The term implies that the plant probably is neither a hybrid"
"wild, although there are some notable sites where it is still found, such as the meadows at Magdalen College, Iffley Meadows, Oxford and the Oxfordshire village of Ducklington, which holds a ""Fritillary Sunday"" festival It is also found in the North Meadow National Nature Reserve, Wiltshire, Clattinger Farm Nature Reserve, Wiltshire and Fox Fritillary Meadow and Mickfield Meadow nature reserves in Suffolk. In 2002 it was chosen as the County flower of Oxfordshire following a poll by the wild flora conservation charity Plantlife. Now easily available as an ornamental spring bulb for the garden, it is commonly sold as a"
"not include such recommendations, apparently due to lack of expression of support for the proposal to the commission. As part of a 2002 marketing campaign, the plant conservation charity Plantlife chose the Grass-of-Parnassus as the county flower. Parnassus flowers had been associated with the county since 1951, when they were included in the coat of arms granted to the Cumberland County Council. They subsequently featured in the arms granted to Cumbria County Council and Copeland Borough Council, in both cases to represent Cumberland. In 2012, a flag based on the arms of the former Cumberland County Council was registered as"
"Plantlife, the county flower of Lincolnshire is the Common Dog-violet. In August 2005, BBC Radio Lincolnshire and ""Lincolnshire Life"" magazine launched a vote for a flag to represent the county. Six competing designs were voted upon by locals. The winning submission was unveiled in October 2005. Lincoln has its own flag – St George's flag with a Fleur-de-Lys. The Lincoln Imp has symbolised cathedral, city, and county for many years. In 2006 it was replaced as the brand of Lincolnshire County Council by the stylised version seen on the header here which has lost even the unique pose of the"
"World War I, it was used to dress wounds. In 2002, the County Flowers campaign of Plantlife International, which asked members of the public to nominate and vote for a wildflower emblem for each of the counties and metropolitan areas of the United Kingdom, resulted in ""Eriophorum angustifolium"" being announced as the County Flower of Greater Manchester. The species was named ""Eriophorum angustifolium"" in 1782 by the German botanist Gerhard August Honckeny. The German botanist Albrecht Wilhelm Roth published this name in 1788, referring to Honckeny's work, and is sometimes erroneously considered the author of the species name. The genus"
"with an existing national flower: the ragwort or ""cushag"". The Channel Islands were not included. A total of 94 flowers was chosen in the competition. 85 of the 109 counties have a unique county flower, but several species were chosen by more than one county. Foxglove or ""Digitalis purpurea"" was chosen for four counties – Argyll, Birmingham, Leicestershire and Monmouthshire – more than any other species. The following species were chosen for three counties each: And the following species were chosen for two counties: In addition, Sticky Catchfly ""Lychnis viscaria"" was chosen for both Edinburgh and Midlothian, the county containing"
"Rochdale Canal harbours Floating Water-plantain (""Luronium""), an endangered aquatic plant. In 2002, Plantlife International launched its County Flowers campaign, asking members of the public to nominate and vote for a wild flower emblem for their county. Common cottongrass (""Eriophorum angustifolium""), a plant with fluffy white plumes native to wet hollows on high moors, was announced as the county flower of Greater Manchester. The grey squirrel was the most common wild mammal seen in Greater Manchester in 2012, and were reported in four out of five gardens; hedgehogs were seen in nearly half of all gardens surveyed; bats were seen in"
"and red, with a huge variety of flower shapes and markings. They are often divided into the following main groups:- Over 100 varieties have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. In the language of flowers, pink Dianthus symbolize boldness. ""Dianthus gratianopolitanus"" – the Cheddar Pink – was chosen as the County flower of Somerset in 2002 following a poll by the wild flora conservation charity Plantlife. ""Dianthus Japonicus"" is the official flower of Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Japan. Dianthus Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe"
"which subdivides the landscape into eight smaller Action Areas. The Derbyshire Biological Records Centre was formerly based at Derby Museum & Art Gallery, but since 2011 has been managed by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. Two of Englands 48 Local Nature Partnerships (LNP) also cover Derbyshire; these are the Peak District LNP and the Lowland Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire LNP. Since 2002, the county flower for Derbyshire has been Jacob's-ladder (""Polemonium caeruleum""), a relatively rare species, and very characteristic of certain limestone dales in the White Peak. Derbyshire is known to have contained 1,919 separate taxa of vascular plants (including species, hybrids and"
"Edinburgh. For most counties, native species were chosen, but for a small number of counties, non-natives were chosen, mainly archaeophytes. For example, Hampshire has a Tudor rose as its county flower, even though it is not a native species. No plant or flower seems to be among the current official symbols. Some flowering plants from the area include ""Althaea armeniaca"", Armenian Basket, ""Muscari armeniacum"", Armenian Poppy, Armenian vartig (vargit), and ""Tulipa armena"". Azerbaijan currently has no official national flower. Traditionally, various regions have different designations where national symbols are concerned. The city of Shusha named the Khari Bulbul (""Ophrys caucasica"")"
"is not an exact term. Terms like ""native species"" (naturally occurring in the area, see flora), ""exotic"" or, better, ""introduced species"" (not naturally occurring in the area), of which some are labelled ""invasive species"" (that out-compete other plants – whether native or not), ""imported"" (introduced to an area whether deliberately or accidentally) and ""naturalized"" (introduced to an area, but now considered by the public as native) are much more accurate. In the United Kingdom, the organisation Plantlife International instituted the ""County Flowers scheme"" in 2002, for which members of the public nominated and voted for a wild flower emblem for"
"writer William Robinson from 1884 until his death in 1935. The house is now a hotel. ""Leucojum aestivum"" 'Gravetye Giant' and ""L. vernum"" have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ""Leucojum vernum"" 'Podpolozje' is a robust cultivar which combines the properties of var. ""carpathicum"" with that of the variant ""vagneri"", i.e., two flowers per stem and yellowish spots on its tepals. ""Leucojum aestivum"" was named the county flower of Berkshire following a 2002 survey by the wild flower and plant conservation charity Plantlife. It was once common in the Loddon Valley, hence its alternative name of"
"wildflowers without the landowner's permission. A vote in 2002 nominated various wildflowers to represent specific counties. These include red poppies, bluebells, daisies, daffodils, rosemary, gorse, iris, ivy, mint, orchids, brambles, thistles, buttercups, primrose, thyme, tulips, violets, cowslip, heather and many more. <br>There are also many species of algae and mosses across the island. There are many species of fungi including lichen-forming species, and the mycobiota is less poorly known than in many other parts of the world. The most recent checklist of Basidiomycota (bracket fungi, jelly fungi, mushrooms and toadstools, puffballs, rusts and smuts), published in 2005, accepts over 3600"
"most frequently quoted English-language poems composed during the First World War. During the 20th century, the wearing of a poppy at and before Remembrance Day (sometimes known informally as Poppy Day) each year became an established custom in English-speaking western countries. It is also used at some other dates in some countries, such as at appeals for Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand. This poppy appears on a number of postage stamps, coins, banknotes, and national flags, including: The common or corn poppy was voted the county flower of Essex and Norfolk in 2002 following a poll by the"
"United Kingdom, the plant is more common on the South Downs than anywhere else. This species grows mainly in grasslands, meadows, pasturelands and pine forests. It prefers full sun exposure on calcareous soils, at an altitude of above sea level. In the UK, its habitat is chalk grassland. The round-headed rampion is known colloquially in the county of Sussex, England as the Pride of Sussex. It is also the County flower of Sussex. As Sussex's county flower, its name was chosen for the Rampion Wind Farm, a wind farm off the coast of Sussex. Phyteuma orbiculare Phyteuma orbiculare, common name"
"sylvaticum"" is one of many Geranium species which are valued in gardens. It is suitable for cultivation in temperate climates in reliably moist, lightly shaded positions, as the name suggests. It is particularly useful for underplanting deciduous trees, roses, lilies, and other summer-flowering subjects. Various cultivars have been selected, of which 'Album' and 'Mayflower' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is the city flower of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. The flowers yield a blue-gray dye that was used in ancient Europe to dye war cloaks, believing it would protect them in battle. For this"
"silicaceous soils. Its scarcity has led to protection in a number of European countries as an endangered species. It is the county flower of Durham in the United Kingdom. It was first found in Britain by John Harriman. A drawing of ""Gentiana verna"" by Holly Somerville is the logo for the botany department in Trinity College Dublin. ""Gentiana verna"" appeared on the design of a Great Britain stamp, issued in 1964 to mark the 10th International Botanical Congress held in Edinburgh. A number of superstitions are associated with the Spring Gentian. For example, it is considered bad luck to bring"
"pine trees (2006–2009) and a ""Ginkgo biloba"" (2011) for the Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. It also has many specimens of snowdrop, daffodil and bluebell. Situated one and a quarter miles west of Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, Batsford Arboretum is tucked away on a south facing escarpment of the famous Cotswold Hills. Bedgebury National Pinetum, near Goudhurst, Kent is one of the world's most complete collections of conifers. The 300 acre Pinetum contains over 12,000 trees and shrubs (including 1,800 different species) from across five continents, many of them rare and endangered. Located in South Derbyshire near Ashby-de-la-Zouch,"
"Plantlife International launched its County Flowers campaign, asking members of the public to nominate and vote for a wild flower emblem for their county. Common cottongrass (""Eriophorum angustifolium""), a plant with fluffy white plumes native to wet hollows on high moors, was announced as the county flower of Greater Manchester. The house sparrow, common starling, and common blackbird are among the most populous bird species in Greater Manchester; Eurasian magpie and feral pigeon are common and breed in habitats across the county. The South Pennines support internationally important numbers of European golden plover, curlew, merlin and twite. Greater Manchester contains"
"Lea Rhododendron Gardens near Matlock, the Royal Horticultural Society recommended Bluebell Arboretum near Swadlincote, and the extensive gardens at Chatsworth House. As part of a 2002 marketing campaign, the plant conservation charity Plantlife chose the Jacob's-ladder as the county flower. In September 2006, a proposal for a county flag was introduced, largely on the initiative of BBC Radio Derby. The flag consists of a white-bordered dark green cross encompassing a golden Tudor rose (an historical symbol of the county) all set in a blue field. The blue field represents the many waters of the county, its rivers and reservoirs, while"
"years daffodils have been popular on the annual Saint Piran's day march on Perran Sands, although the plants are donated by a local daffodil grower and the daffodil is already considered to be the national flower of Wales. As part of a 2002 marketing campaign, the plant conservation charity Plantlife chose Thrift (""Armeria maritima"") as the ""county flower"" of the Isles of Scilly. The Cornish eyebright (""Euphrasia vigursii"") is found on heathland in Cornwall and south Devon. The Cornish moneywort (""Sibthorpia europaea"") is found locally in south-west England, Wales and the south of Ireland; in the rest of southern England"
"but extremely hardy creatures and these attributes have led to their proliferation across the world, particularly the USA, South America and Australia. The breed is so gentle that a Hereford bull has been used as the mascot for Hereford United Football Club for many years, led around the club's Edgar Street ground before major matches. The county is famous for its apple and pear orchards, and its cider. There are many orchards around the county but not as many as there once were. In the last few years, soft fruits such as strawberries have become a new and rapidly expanding"
"spill, it is often used to reestablish vegetation. It is also grown as an ornamental plant. A white form, ""C. angustolium"" 'Album' is listed by the Royal Horticultural Society Fireweed is the floral emblem of Yukon. Rosebay Willowherb was voted the County flower of London in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife. Chamaenerion angustifolium Chamaenerion angustifolium, known in North America as fireweed, in some parts of Canada as great willowherb, and in Britain as rosebay willowherb, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae. It is also known by the synonyms ""Chamerion angustifolium"""
"II. Plantlife's scheme is loosely based on Britain's historic counties, and so some current local government areas are not represented by a flower, and some of the counties included no longer exist as administrative areas. Flowers were also chosen for thirteen major cities: Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham and Sheffield. The Isles of Scilly was also treated as a county (distinct from Cornwall) for the purpose of the scheme. The Isle of Man was included, even though it is not a county, but a self-governing territory outside of the United Kingdom"
"shape similar to that of the Maltese cross to which it owes one of its common names. The fruit is a dry capsule containing numerous seeds. The specific epithet ""chalcedonica"" refers to the ancient town of Chalcedon in what is now Turkey. Numerous common names are attached to this plant, including:- ""L. chalcedonica"" was voted the county flower of Bristol in 2002 following a poll by the wild flora conservation charity Plantlife. Its colour is reflected in the livery and crest of the city's university. ""Lychnis chalcedonica"" is a popular ornamental plant in gardens. It has gained the Royal Horticultural"
"of the flowers. It regenerates after bushfire by seed or by resprouting. A highly regarded garden plant, the common heath was first cultivated in England in 1825; over seventy named cultivars have been developed, most of which have now vanished. A pink-flowered form, often referred to as ""pink heath"", is the floral emblem of the state of Victoria. ""Epacris impressa"" has proven a difficult plant to propagate reliably, which has limited its use in horticulture and revegetation. It grows best in well-drained but moist soil in a semishaded position. ""Epacris impressa"" grows as a woody shrub with an erect habit,"
"Ham Hill, Wiltshire Ham Hill is an area of chalk downland in Wiltshire, England, on the steep banks running alongside the road from the village of Ham to Buttermere, close to the Berkshire border. A biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, notified in 1971, covers 1.5 hectares of the site; this designation is due to the site's species-rich plant and insect communities, which include some rare species. Notable among these is the musk orchid (""Herminium monorchis""), which has been confirmed at only one other site in Wiltshire. The site is managed as a nature reserve by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. It"